The 17th edition of the World Hospitality Awards took place earlier this week – an annual event which celebrates all that is great within the global hospitality industry. The event was held in the glorious Salon Opéra of the Intercontinental Paris Le Grand, the largest ballroom in Paris.

I recently attended Asociación Argentina de Enfermeros en Control de Infecciones (ADECI), an infection prevention-focused congress in Argentina, to discuss the role of the environment in contributing to healthcare associated infections (HAIs). Published studies have provided strong evidence that the environment plays a role in the risk of certain HAIs. Both hand hygiene and disinfection of environmental surfaces are key, as healthcare workers touch an array of objects, people and surfaces throughout the day.

As a veteran, I know transitioning from active military service to the civilian workforce can be a challenging time. Unique skill sets, abilities, and interests all factor into determining their new, civilian career.

As e-commerce continues to alter the retail landscape, more products are being moved throughout more places than ever before and are encountering a multitude of touch points. With this increased interaction comes a greater risk to product integrity, which is paramount to meeting consumer expectations.

Before the emergence of e-commerce, most retailers spent an inordinate amount of time and money perfecting the in-store experience. Stores played music, piped in scents and stationed greeters at the entrance to fold garments over and over (there’s a good reason for that, right?)

Tonight, nearly 795 million people around the world will go to bed hungry. And, that number could climb even higher in the next few decades. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates the world will have to increase our food supply by 70 percent to meet the demands of a population expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050.

At the same time, increasingly erratic and extreme weather caused by a changing climate is making it even harder for farmers to succeed.

Before consumers click the checkout button to complete their online orders, they’ve likely contemplated the shipping options available to them: How much will it cost? How fast will the order arrive? How difficult and expensive will returns be?

But few of us will spend much time wondering exactly how these orders will get to our doors. Where do the products come from exactly? Who or what packs it up? Does it travel by air, land, or sea?